Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor
South Asia has made tremendous progress in connecting rural areas to the electricity grid but the number of people in Africa without access has scarcely changed since 2010. More than…
2020 Taught Us: Pressure, Protest, Power
If there is one lesson to take away from 2020, it is that our democracy is fragile. This year has taught us much about this fact—and exposed who we really…
African Tech Journalists: Changing the Narrative One Story at a Time
“Narrative is a way of looking at the world. An overarching concept that influences thought, meaning, and decision-making. A good narrative will use a range of stories to illustrate, animate,…
Singer, actor, athlete and lawyer: Why you must know about civil rights pioneer Paul Robeson
Off the back of his successful cinematic storytelling of the life of Solomon Northup in 12 Years A Slave, British director Steve McQueen promised in 2014 to bring the life of…
Tech-Savvy Women Making A Difference In Kenya
Young women breaking into the male-dominated ICT world It was a bright morning in March 2010, when a group of tech-savvy youths converged at a small hall in Nairobi to…
New Studies Say Demilitarizing Police Departments Does Not Increase Crime
Giving police departments military grade equipment does not reduce crime or increase safety according to two independent studies. The studies come in the middle of the ongoing conversation about the…
Women’s participation in decision making: why it matters
As the country goes to the polls on December 7th 2020, this is a prime opportunity for citizens to contribute towards a more inclusive and sustainable democracy in Ghana. Supporting…
How Ghana and Nigeria police handle domestic violence cases
Since the 1970s feminist movement for the support of abused women under the appellation “Battered Women’s Movement”, the struggle against domestic violence has continued. In Ghana, for example, national records reveal…
Greek Philosophers Didn’t “Discover” Anything from Egypt
Before modern technology, Indigenous minds understood the mysteries of humanity and the universe. When you compare the philosophies and revelations of modern ‘progressive’ thinkers and religions, you’ll find far too…
Fulani: A brief walk into the origin and lifestyle of these beautiful people
With an estimated amount of 20-25 million, they are believed to come from North Africa and the Middle East. The Fulani people are one of the largest ethnic groups that…
Africa Is Already Connected Not By Facebook And Google
In the midst of the pandemic, Facebook (and partners) announced 2Africa a new subsea cable. About the same time last year, Google also announced a subsea cable called Equaino. Both…
Op-Ed: Laying Bare South Africa’s ‘White Lie’
There are many persecuted minorities in the world—white South Africans are certainly not one of those. For years, and particularly in the last five years, there has been a push…
DÉJÀ VU – In Tragic Vein, By Wole Soyinka
We commiserate with the bereaved and urge state governments to compensate material losses, wherever. To commence any process of healing at all – dare one assume that this is the…
Plantain festival – may it remain so each year
A Plantain Festival has come to pass for the people of Agogo in the Ashanti Region. The Traditional Council, led by the Omanhene, Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong last Sunday introduced…
How To Make Nutritious Food Affordable For The 1 Billion Africans
One of the biggest revelations of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that people with pre-existing, diet-related conditions such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes, are more at risk of suffering…
How unrealistic beauty standards are causing identity issues
These days, social media is doing more harm than good with young men and women becoming increasingly insecure due to unrealistic beauty ideals. In one way, the digital age has…
Has the skin lightener industry learned from Black Lives Matter?
Black Lives Matter activism has jolted the skin lightener industry. In June, manufacturers of skin lighteners joined other corporations in voicing support for the racial justice movement. Critics quickly pointed out the hypocrisy of…
A journey to afrofuturism; Dare us ditch the lemons?
The central ethos of the concept of Afrofuturism is the reimaging of the future through the lenses of the African. In the words of Mark Dery, the American author, who…
Elizabeth Ohene writes: Dawn versus dusk
The human race, I understand, is made up of morning people and night people. There are those who are at their best and most productive in the early morning hours…
Indigenous African Spiritual Practices Inspired The Major Religions Around The World
“There can be no doubt that “Western Religions” is a misnomer of the “nth” degree. It is as racist as it sounds. “Western Religions,” like “Greek Philosophy,” cannot escape its…